"The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for the Middle East, said on social media that US forces "have commenced a large-scale strike against ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites in Syria." Syrian state television reported that strikes hit targets in rural areas of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa provinces as well as in the Jabal al-Amour area near Palmyra. It said they targeted "weapons storage sites and headquarters used by IS as launching points for its operations in the region.""
""Earlier today, US forces commenced OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE in Syria to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites in direct response to the attack on US forces that occurred on December 13 in Palmyra, Syria," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a social media post. "This is not the beginning of a war it is a declaration of vengeance," he continued. "Today, we hunted and we killed our enemies. Lots of them. And we will continue.""
U.S. forces carried out large-scale airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria in direct retaliation for a December 13 attack that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter. CENTCOM stated the strikes targeted ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites. Syrian state television reported hits in rural areas of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa provinces and in the Jabal al-Amour area near Palmyra, describing strikes on weapons storage sites and IS headquarters. The Pentagon said F-15 Eagle jets, A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft and AH-64 Apache helicopters were used. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labeled the operation OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE and described it as vengeance.
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